Family

Season 2

1976 · 22 episodes

Episodes

1. 

   1. Coming Apart

   6 Oct 1976

   Buddy gets a job at a bakery, and introduces Willie to her boss, ""Big Al""; Nancy gets involved with Peter, while she's finalizing her divorce from Jeff -- despite the latter's pleas for a reconciliation.

2. 

   2. Such Sweet Sorrow

   19 Oct 1976

   Salina drops by, at a time when Willie is having problems with Alex; Doug is offered a great job in New York.

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   3. Home Movie

   26 Oct 1976

   Willie drives everyone crazy by following them around and filming them; Buddy has difficulty with a school assignment -- writing a speech on the topic of ""How I intend to leave my mark on the world""; Kate runs into a former roommate, who has become a successful author.

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   4. Coming of Age

   9 Nov 1976

   Buddy officially reaches puberty; Nancy is caught between Kate's resentment of her thoughtlessness, Peter's proposal of marriage, and a come-on from a complete stranger.

5. 

   5. Jury Duty (1)

   16 Nov 1976

   Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.

6. 

   6. Jury Duty (2)

   23 Nov 1976

   Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.

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   7. The Cradle Will Fall

   30 Nov 1976

   Buddy completes her orthodontal treatment; Salina returns to town once again, only to be plunged into a custody battle with her daughter's father; Kate finds out that Elaine's husband is cheating on her.

8. 

   8. Skeleton in the Closet

   7 Dec 1976

   Doug must face his sister Emily's alcoholism. Buddy tries to help a senior citizen she spots shoplifting food from the supermarket.

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   9. On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story)

   21 Dec 1976

   Doug is suspicious when his father introduces his new, and much younger, girlfriend; Nancy and Jeff have a fight over who gets Timmy over Christmas.

10. 

    10. Rites of Friendship

    28 Dec 1976

    A friend of Willie's comes out of the closet; Buddy, after getting invited to the ""Junior Jump"" by a popular boy, asks Nancy to teach her to dance.

11. 

    11. An Eye to the Future

    4 Jan 1977

    Buddy (as ""Diamond In the Rough"") gets heavily into the CB scene; Kate decides to go back to college; Doug does a stint as a judge.

12. 

    12. Lovers and Strangers

    11 Jan 1977

    Willie gets cradle-robbed by a visiting movie director, and takes it much too seriously; Doug gets a dog as a birthday present.

13. 

    13. Return Engagement

    18 Jan 1977

    Maggie Calder, the woman who nearly destroyed Doug and Kate's marriage 20 years ago, is back for a second attempt. Buddy feels she's being treated like a baby.

14. 

    14. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .

    1 Feb 1977

    A daughter whom Elaine gave up for adoption years ago finds her, through Kate; Willie is intrigued by a pretty client at the photo studio where he works.

15. 

    15. Someone's Watching

    8 Feb 1977

    A series of anonymous gifts eventually makes Nancy feel threatened; Buddy's motor-mouth school-project partner uses the Lawrences as his surrogate family.

16. 

    16. A Safe House

    15 Feb 1977

    A former friend of Willie's, now an outlaw, gives him a call; Buddy thinks she has a great scoop for the school paper.

17. 

    17. Best Friends

    22 Feb 1977

    Nancy attends her high-school reunion, meeting the guy she dumped to marry Jeff; T.J. asks Buddy to a formal dance, causing a rift with Audrey.

18. 

    18. Taking Chances (1)

    1 Mar 1977

    When Doug loses his sight after getting hit by a car, opinions are divided as to whether he should undergo an operation that could either restore it, or kill him; in the meantime, Willie has second thoughts about having quit his job.

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    19. Taking Chances (2)

    8 Mar 1977

    After spending an eternity as a blind man whose youngest daughter despises him, Doug finally musters up the courage to have the operation -- and, of course, all's well.

20. 

    20. Comings and Goings

    22 Mar 1977

    Willie and Salina search for an apartment together. Jeff's mother Sylvia is confined to the Lawrence home following a back injury and a quarrel with Jeff's father.

21. 

    21. . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth

    29 Mar 1977

    Kate is shaken by what a supposed psychic says about her long-missing aunt; Nancy lands a prestigious legal assignment, and suspects her looks are the reason.

22. 

    22. An Endangered Species

    3 May 1977

    A recently-divorced friend wants to hang out with Kate; Nancy gets upset when a classmate asks to use her place for an affair with a married man.